Working Designs

At Ozone Fitness and Spa in Gurgaon, Gill teams up with model and business entrepreneur Nasreen Rahman for almost an hour-long workout. After giving a few tips to 28-year-old Rahman at the abs crunch, she guides her at some cross-section exercises.

In a city where women gym instructors are a rarity unless you have a personal trainer, Gill looks quite a pro. So much so that she has almost everyone staring as she corrects Rahman8217;s moves or bends down to tie her trainee8217;s shoe laces. 8220;Don8217;t worry, I know all this stuff,8221; Gill charmingly assures her. Says Rahman: 8220;I8217;ve been a regular at gyms for over five years now but it8217;s the first time I am working out with a woman instructor. It8217;s good fun.8221; Personally, though, Gill says she prefers to stay out of the four walls of the gym. Her favourite fitness activity is swimming. 8220;Except between December and March, when the mercury dips, I swim four days a week for over an hour each day,8221; she says. The duo switch over to an upright bike, for some cardio exercises and Gill sets the timer and toughness levels for Rahman. 8220;Even though I8217;m a swimmer, I keep a check on all new equipment that are brought in at gyms. That8217;s how I know how to use them,8221; she says proudly.